This week’s Manx Independent is packed with news, views and features from the Isle of Man.

In today’s paper:

A total of 16 people have now been jailed by Manx courts for breaking Covid-19 isolation laws.

A Bill that aims to redress the balance in favour of sex abuse victims has made an important step towards the statute book. But an MLC's comments on rehabilitating sex abusers are certainly contentious.

Regulations to pave the way for a £3 million medicinal cannabis export industry could be put before Tynwald by December.

A list of defects in the promenade scheme shows some of them haven’t been resolved, with some dating back to February 2019.

Landlords have ramped up their opposition to government moves to regulate the private rented sector. Some wanted to share a tenants blacklist.

Carl Joseph Bridson , an offender with an ’atrocious previous record’ who struck and bit a bouncer at the Villa Marina, was this week sentenced to six months in jail.

A government department has reached a settlement with a fireman who was unfairly dismissed after making ’monkey chant’ noises.

Covid red tape led to the postponement of a repatriation flight for 69 passengers travelling home from Ronaldsway to Guernsey.

Jordan Quayle, aged 24, has been sentenced after receiving more than £5,000-worth of cannabis in the post.

Are parents being put in an unfair position by strict school uniform policies and limited choices of where to shop for them? That’s what one politician is asking.

Manx father Ian Taverner, who lives with fibromyalgia and arthritis, has written a cookbook aimed at people with chronic mental and physical conditions.

Ross Menton, aged 31, who pleaded guilty to being in possession of class A, B and C drugs, has been jailed.

A dog caused ’significant’ damage to an ancient monument site in the south of the island when its owner rescued it after it got stuck in a rabbit hole.

Veteran journalist Terry Cringle reminisces about life on the papers and broadcasting when he takes tea with the governor.

Janet Bridle, the coordinator at the Hub community arts centre in Port Erin, is retiring after 11 years.

A freedom of information request has revealed four incidents involving sheep have been recorded on the Manx Electric Railway.

Teenager Jake Marcus Hosking-Legat has been sentenced for careless driving and not displaying a ’R’ plate.

Former Isle of Man Newspapers and Border Television reporter Joanne Clague has been shortlisted for a fiction writing award.

As well as photos from Turnips on Tour, there is lots of information about what’s happening for Hop tu Naa in our Island Life leisure and pleasure section.

You can also read how the diverse nature of the landscape and environment of the Isle of Man has inspired local composer Tim Price to create a new suite of classical music.

There are two pages of photos from the Magicians of Mann’s annual grand concert.

Enduro star David Knight’s latest success is on the back page.

There are 10 pages of sport altogether.

There is also plenty of community news, as well as Pullyman’s column, your letters, our gig guide, our puzzles page and a seven-day television guide.

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